WATCH: 10 real estate trends affecting your business

Wendy Forsythe, COO of HomeSmart Real Estate, and Joe Rand, partner and general counsel at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, discuss 10 overarching trends affecting real estate, including pocket listings, Google AI, virtual brokerages and more. Continue reading

How to talk to your real estate clients about flood insurance

How do you help clients determine what best protects their investment and will give them peace of mind? Here are a few important things to keep in mind when counseling clients on the all-important question of flood insurance. Continue reading

WATCH: How to build a brand consumers love

Loren Brill runs the fastest-growing cookie dough brand in the country, but she didn’t make it happen overnight. Watch her Inman Connect San Francisco session for inspiration and tips on building a brand that sticks. Continue reading

How long is that commute? New tool tells you in minutes, not miles

Drive Time, a technology developed by big data company Inrix, lets homebuyers search for properties based on desired drive times and time spent in traffic. Continue reading

Here’s how much parents are spending to live near the best schools

According to data from home search portal realtor.com, homebuyers in California, New York and Washington state are spending well above their area’s median sales price to live within a mile of a school with a GreatSchools rating of 8 or higher. Continue reading

What the Trump Retirement Security Executive Order Means for You

President Trump last week issued an executive order aimed at increasing retirement security for Americans, telling an audience in North Carolina that “we believe all Americans should be able to retire with the confidence, dignity and economic security … Continue reading

Stevie Ray Vaughan’s childhood home sells for less than $160,000

A house that just sold for less than $160,000 has a rich history — it’s the childhood home of legendary blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. Continue reading

How one Coldwell Banker franchisee is using The Parker Principles to ‘up’ its game

On the final day of Inman Disconnect in April, the industry’s top executives and leaders came together to create The Parker Principles — a list of 12 actionable principles aimed at making the real estate industry stronger. For Washington-based Coldwell… Continue reading